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17th September 2022, 08:30 AM #1Senior Member
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edge sander choices
Hi All, I'm interested in getting an edge sander.
I don't have an opportunity to inspect anything so the first time seeing whatever I get will be when I unpack it.
The 2 choices that I can see are the Carbatec or the Timbecon offerings. The Hammer unit looks great but is well out of budget and after Jonsey's experience I'm not considering Gregmach's 2 units. If anyone has any other suggestion please let me know.
The differences between the Carbatec and Timbecon seem to be.
- Larger motor and 15amp plug Carbatec
- Wheel adjustment for table height on the Timbecon
I'm guessing quality of each will be a bit of a lucky dip (usual lower end Chinese machines).
If anyone has any thoughts or experiences with these machines please post them up.
Thanks Rowan...
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19th September 2022, 08:07 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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do you have space?
if you have space, old Volpato would be better choice, probably 3 phase but just swap out the motor to single phase if you need to and you are sorted.SCM L'Invincibile si X, SCM L'Invincibile S7, SCM TI 145EP, SCM Sandya Win 630, Masterwood OMB1V, Meber 600, Delta RJ42, Nederman S750, Chicago Pneumatics CPRS10500, Ceccato CDX12
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19th September 2022, 06:09 PM #3Senior Member
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Yeah no room for one of those Albert, that older well made gear would certainly be a step up from these units.
I think I can eliminate the Sherwood from the hunt as watching it in action on Kuffy's channel the end with oscillating mechanism rocks back and forth making it not usable for smoothing longer work pieces.
I heard from a bloke on the weekend who reckons that the Scheppach slik 7.0b unit he has is pretty good.
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19th September 2022, 07:13 PM #4Senior Member
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Hi all. just adding my two bob
We used to call the edge sanders "Big Boy 80's" I don't know why but that what we used to call them.
Last year I purchased a Major Woodworking MWE-ES689 Edge Sander []Page not found – Major Woodworking Equipment. Its needs 15Amps but I got it plugged into a standard 10 Amp GOP and it works fine. I fine that 80/100 grit belts are the best for my work but it could handle 40 grit no problem so much power, I have it connected to a 100mm exhaust duct which works well for straight edge sanding but hopeless dust collection when using the end of the machines belt for concave edge sanding, I think that I will have to add an addition bit of ducting to collect the dust when using the end of the sander.
Changing the belt is not quick like the Hammer model because there are two additional nut that need undoing and if I had a bigger budget I would have purchased the Hammer 950.
This model is rock solid in construction, much heaver than the Hare and Forbes models. It was just a little more expensive than the standard models but worth every extra cent. So pleased that I got the Oscillating Action as it more than doubles the life of the belts and prevents the straight line marks in the grain.
Hope this helps
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19th September 2022, 07:26 PM #5Senior Member
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Thanks Snowgum, that's one I hadn't considered.
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19th September 2022, 07:28 PM #6Senior Member
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Just adding some phots of the machine one from Majors web page and the other the machine in my workshop.
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19th September 2022, 07:45 PM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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